Opinion
Opinion: Opening the pandora’s box to America’s history
Most of us remember when Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant was crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami…
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Opinion: National Arts & Humanities Month
With many challenges and opportunities, from hurricanes to elections to personal happenings, affecting our lives, sometimes we overlook…
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Opinion: Decision time is now, not in November
I’m concerned about the gubernatorial race and the course it may set us on.
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Opinion: Countdown to Election 2018: Redistricting basics
Compromise is essential for governance; gerrymandering makes that compromise less likely to happen.
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Opinion: Dunleavy’s voting record
The governor’s race should be decided on facts, not misleading campaign ads. You deserve the truth. That’s different…
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Opinion: Innovations in newborn bloodspot screening save babies, improve lives
Newborn bloodspot screening is a successful public health tool that improves outcomes for children born with congenital health…
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Opinion: Walker/Mallott are the only candidates who are honest with the numbers
Numbers don’t make good campaign slogans.
Letters to the Editor
Opinion: Tracking the Outside money in Alaska politics
Since its inception, the Alaska Policy Forum has been guided by a vision of continuously growing prosperity in…
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Opinion: Walker is the best choice for Alaska’s Students
As a teacher and president of Alaska’s largest professional union, my highest priority is student learning. We, who…
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Opinion: American karma – the past due notice for inequality
Women are demanding an American future with full equality.
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Strangulation: A deadly tactic
Strangulation is a violent and effective tactic that is misunderstood, deadly and consistently downplayed.
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Opinion: Why the Tongass should be exempt from the roadless rule
The 2001 Roadless Rule, covering 58 million acres of National Forest Land, including the Tongass and Chugach National…
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Opinion: We need a governor who will stick to his word on reproductive rights
Whom we choose for governor is more important than ever.
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Opinion: Countdown to Election 2018: The basic requirements
Our local government most directly impacts your daily lives in Juneau.
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Opinion: Alaska’s salmon future starts in our lakes and streams
Salmon start their lives in easily overlooked places like this.
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Opinion: Finish the ballot
One of the best-kept secrets of this — or any — Alaska election season is the incredible amount…
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Opinion: A new way to live
Editor’s Note: The Empire is publishing a weekly column from members of Juneau’s recovery community, in coordination with…
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Opinion: Why justice needs to bend towards Blasey Ford
As The New York Times columnist Bret Stephens recently wrote, I too “have absolutely no idea what, if…
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Opinion: Recovery is possible
When we talk about the behavioral health challenges facing our state – whether it’s alcohol addition, opioids or…